Snowy Road

Snowy Road
Theatrical poster
Hangul 눈길
Revised Romanization Nungil
Directed by Lee Na-jeong
Produced by Ham Yeong-hun
Written by Yoo Bo-ra
Starring Kim Sae-ron
Kim Hyang-gi
Music by Nam Hye-seung
Cinematography Park Sung
Edited by Kim Young-ju
Production
company
KBS
at9 Films
Distributed by CGV Arthouse
Release date
  • May 2015 (2015-05) (JIFF)
  • March 1, 2017 (2017-03-01)
Running time
122 minutes
Country South Korea
Language Korean
Japanese
Box office US$866,692[1]

Snowy Road (Hangul: 눈길; RR: Nungil) is a 2015 South Korean historical drama film directed by Lee Na-jeong which narrates the story of two teenage girls' tragic fate during the Japanese occupation of Korea. It originally aired on KBS1 in 2015 as a two-part television special, and then was re-edited for theatrical screening. The theatrical cut was first showcased at the 16th Jeonju International Film Festival.[2][3]

The film was theatrically released on March 1, 2017, also known as the Independence Movement Day in South Korea, which commemorates the 1919 March 1st Movement.[4]

Cast

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipients Result
2015
24th Golden Rooster & Hundred Flowers Film Festival [5] Best Foreign Film
Snowy Road
Won
Best Foreign Actress
Kim Sae-ron
Won

References

  1. "Snowy Road (2017)". Koreanfilm.or.kr. Retrieved 2017-10-27.
  2. "Another 'comfort women' film to hit theaters". Koreatimes.co.kr. 2016-03-15. Retrieved 2017-10-27.
  3. "Young girls live through horror together : 'Snowy Road' highlights the agony felt in the daily lives of teenage 'comfort women'-INSIDE Korea JoongAng Daily". Koreajoongangdaily.joins.com. 2017-02-17. Retrieved 2017-10-27.
  4. "Korean Film 'Snowy Road' Wins Best Picture, Best Actress at Chinese Film Festival". KBS World Radio. 2015-09-19.


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